Asparagaceae
Agave

Agave ellemeetiana K.Koch

First published in Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 8: 103 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca). It is a succulent perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171273 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001731165 Yes
Rolfe, R.A. [s.n.] K002171279 Yes
Mexico K000524803 Type Yes
Mexico K000524804 Neotype Yes
Mexico K000524801 Type Yes
Mexico K000524802 Neotype Yes
s.coll. [7027] K002171278 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171274 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171275 Yes
Shaw, H. [35] K002171276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171280 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171277 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002171272 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0